Psychology at University of Central Florida
UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
UCF Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
Online Classes Are Available at UCF
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
For those who are interested in distance learning, UCF does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
UCF Psychology Rankings
The psychology major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Psychology Student Demographics at UCF
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Central Florida.
UCF Psychology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 57 |
Black or African American | 169 |
Hispanic or Latino | 513 |
White | 661 |
International Students | 39 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 71 |
UCF Psychology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UCF, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a master's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Concentrations Within Psychology
Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Psychology | 1,418 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 47 |
Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into
A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.
Occupation | Jobs in FL | Average Salary in FL |
---|---|---|
Managers | 23,160 | $99,240 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 3,950 | $76,190 |
Psychologists | 1,330 | $96,640 |
Psychology Professors | 1,060 | $77,810 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.